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US Department of State: Reconsider travel to Colombia due to COVID-19. Exercise increased caution in Colombia due to crime, terrorism and kidnapping. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. 

Only 8 months into his term as mayor of Medellín, tomato-throwing Daniel Quintero has managed to unite Paisas from labor unions to corporate giants against him.Multiple boards of directors have resigned, and Fitch has downgraded the city-owned utility's credit, citing 'governance...

The report’s co-author Cameron Wilson took time to speak with Finance Colombia executive editor Loren Moss about the many points covered by the report, including what to expect in the second half of Colombian President Ivan Duque’s term.

For the first time in modern history, a former Colombian president has been detained and must face criminal charges. Alvaro Uribe & his lawyer are charged with witness tampering and bribery in an attempt to falsely accuse an opposition senator.

The actions of the Colombian Army are extremely grave and a demonstrable threat to human and civil rights in Colombia. When the army creates a clandestine “opposition” list of media & civil society groups, it recalls shadows of Pinochet, political torture and assassination. The...

United Nations High Commissioner For Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has issued statements and the UN Report on human rights in Colombia. Bachelet stated grave concerns regarding persistent violence, misuse of the Colombian armed forces by the Ivan Duque administration, and the...

Leonisa features 6 “top models” on their website. Lada Kravchenko (Russia), Elle Wagner (USA), Marquita Pring (USA), Tamara Lazic (Serbia), Alexandra Elise (USA), and Nina Agdal (Denmark). None are Colombian or from Latin America.

On November 21, massive protests took place throughout Colombia; the largest at least since 1977, over 40 years ago. Though limited labor union strikes and university student protests are fairly common in Colombia, this was a public action unseen in Colombia for at least two...

Trump has railed against the spike in coca cultivation in Colombia, focusing on drug trafficking and the Venezuela crisis while largely ignoring the country's peace process.

Colombia's coca crop has been expanding by 45% per year since 2013 and reached a recorded high of 171,000 hectares in 2017.